Pair make off with cash, cigarettes

STOCKTON - Two armed men in ski masks robbed a store in the 4500 block of North Pershing Avenue about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, police said.

The store clerk told officers he was standing outside the business when the robbers armed with handguns approached, authorities said.

The thieves then fled south on foot with several packs of cigarettes and money taken from the register.

One robber was described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and 200 pounds with a black ski mask, black jeans, a black hooded sweatshirt and black gloves. The other was described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and 200 pounds with a black ski mask, black jeans, a gray hooded sweatshirt and white gloves.